Full Description
Written by two distinguished leaders in midwifery, this text provides a comprehensive examination of an effective model of group care. This book describes basic tenets of the Centering Healthcare model, which brings together cohorts of people with similar health care needs in a group setting for care. Chapters discuss the landscape leading to the model's development, its use in clinical practice, and its widespread and continuing growth as an effective alternative to traditional care.
Interspersed with comments and stories from Centering participants and health care professionals, the chapters emphasize the power of facilitative leadership that encourages behavior change and personal empowerment. Applicable in most health care settings, domestically and around the world, this book will be an invaluable resource for use by clinicians, administrators, researchers, educators, and others who are eager to improve outcomes from health care delivery.
KEY FEATURES:
Describes the theoretical foundations of the Centering Healthcare model
Documents the importance of the Centering model components to achieve improved health care and reduced cost
Discusses the impact of evidence-based research on providers, administrators, and policy makers
Demonstrates the validity and applicability of the model to a variety of health care populations, both domestic and international
Contents
Contents
Contributors
Foreword by Michael C. Lu, MD, MS, MPH
Preface
Acknowledgments
Charlotte's Story
Starting Point Comments From Vera Keane, CNM, MA, FACNM
Comments From Carmen Strickland, MD
Share The CenteringPregnancy® Model: The Power of Group Health Care
SECTION I: The CenteringPregnancy® Model
1. The Origins of CenteringPregnancy®
2. Making the Case for Centering Group Health Care
3. CenteringPregnancy® Group Care
4. Why Circles Work
5. CenteringParenting®: From Pregnancy Through Postpartum and Beyond
6. Facilitation: The Art and the Power
SECTION II: Centering Healthcare™: Transformative Change
7. Implementing Centering Group Care
8. Transformative Change
9. Spread of the Model to Other Health Populations
SECTION III: The Centering Healthcare™ Model: Making Change Sustainable
10. Making Change Sustainable: The Role of Policy and Advocacy
Lisa Summers
11. Growing Edge: Exploration of Innovation
A. CenteringPregnancy With Mindfulness Skills: Enhancing the Thread of Presence
Nancy Bardacke and Larissa G. Duncan
B. Centering Health and Oral Health: Moving Toward Healthy Women and Healthy Families
Sally H. Adams and Lisa Chung
C. Does CenteringPregnancy Promote Maternal Health Literacy?
Sandra A. Smith
12. Adapting CenteringPregnancy®-Based Group Antenatal Care Globally
Kathleen F. Norr and Crystal L. Patil
13. Moving Forward Into the Mainstream
Bibliography
Appendix A Pilot Study of CenteringParenting® in Two Public Health Clinics: Calgary, Alberta
Appendix B Field Notes From The Netherlands, Nepal, and Malawi/Tanzania
Field Notes: Introduction of Centering Healthcare in the Netherlands
Marlies Rijnders
Field Notes: CenteringPregnancy-Based Group Antenatal Care in Achham District, Nepal
Sheela Maru
Field Notes: Malawi and Tanzania
Crystal L. Patil and Kathleen F. Norr
Index
